how wonderful. so glad for all of you.
you all look as happy and proud. I'm over the moon for both of you.
He is so adorable. what a truly beautiful baby!! Look at the pinchable cheeks.
he's perfect, Louise. So happy and beeming for you!!!

What a little sweetie! He's totally adorable! So glad everyone is healthy, Louise!

Louise, he's beautiful!! So glad mom and baby are doing well...now you can catch up on your rest and be ready to give lots of snuggles with your new grandson. :)

Oh what a cutie. Little Zachary James is an adorable handsome little boy. He has a pretty mommy too. Proud grandma. All of you look so proud and happy. He takes after grandma too. I am so relieved that everyone is doing well, and now can just get some rest, and enjoy. :)

He is a cutie! You all look so happy. And you are all most likely very relieved that it is over with. We were when our grandson was born in February. His middle name is also James.
Hope you all get some much needed rest now. congrats,

I thought he was so cute, I showed my dh a picture of that little cutie!!
so glad all worked out and he's great and everyone is fine and healthy.
that's all that matters to me, so very happy for you!!! enjoy them both.

CONGRATS gramma louise... Cute baby!!!!

Quilty Louise congratulations on your beautiful grandson and so glad your dd is ok.

Congratulations Quilty-Louise! Grand babies are wonderful :thumbup:

I had great plans to work on MRs over the weekend, but that didn't work. However, I am almost finished with my two - should be in the mail on Friday.

Here's just a glimpse of the fabrics used for each . . .
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KLT, you have posted a mystery for sure! :)

This is the terrific mug rug and goodies from Suern3, who was a great partner! We've had fun chatting and getting to know each other better. I love the watermellon mug rug she made me and sent a cute pair of sharp scissors with a note and a penny for luck, with a nice card and a postcard with a quilting pattern, and a great nail file which I have already begun to use. Thanks again Susan!

Congrats Quilty Louise!!
Love all the pics coming in!!

Rhonda, what a great package. love that mugrug!
Love that nailfile, where did she get something so pretty?
I only see black ones. ANd cute scissors. Nice goodies.

Ronda, so glad you like your package! We have had fun, haven't we? Susan

Congrats Louise! Glad mom and baby are doing well. What a cutie!

We sure have!! Your package will be mailed tomorrow. :)

rwquilts -- great swap package from suern3. Love that mug rug! And great goodies! :)

Louise, very handsome baby boy. Congrats to you & your daughter. Love the pic.

Suern3 did a great job on that mug rug!
Kif

Both partners have received there April Mug Rugs. Lets get Ready for the next month.

cuppy lol your quick again? lol. slow down girly its early in this months theme not time to start next .. yet. lol.

I am so happy to get lots of notices that people are mailing. its such a pleasure to me as it means one less to worry about on each side! I have been sorta slowed down a whole lot the last week and apologize. thankfully Ctyankee is an angel and truly been so helpful here for all of you. she is wonderful!

Please make sure your mug rugs are finished well. Do them as you would like to receive yours. if you want a lovely quilted item to enjoy and use you need to make sure you take the time and do them well. No fused items, no unfinished items (this has happened and is NOT acceptable) and well it doesn't have to be a fancy item you make but it should be as well as you can make it. this way everyone is happy :) what a concept! what an idea! keep at it! they are so cute to look at when they come in and the watermelon looked good enough to eat! any troubles? write your partner and find out if you can help or encourage them with what they might do better (in a very kind way mind you) say hey! I learned how to do.. binding? or such on you tube or one of the other video sites on how to do it. I think you did a really good job but if you are interested you should check out this video! its made it so much easier for me to do this or (whatever the issue might be) and its ok to do that. We all learn here. No one started out perfect. ever. so keep trying and know that what you send is appreciated. and if your given a gift of a web site to be helpful well don't feel insulted feel pleased that someone cares enough to help you out. that's what friends are for.

Well said Brat. So glad to hear from you and that you're back. You must take it slowly and
conserve your energy. I know I speak for all of us when I say that we are all concerned about
your health. We love you not only as our fearless leader, but as a friend who encourages us
along the way. Thank you for all that you do.

My partner, Rosemary Attaway, received her mug rug last Saturday. I have not heard from her to date, hopefully she liked it. Here is a picture of what I sent to her.[ATTACH=CONFIG]517084[/ATTACH]

Super cute mug rug cheesehead! Love everything about it!!! Perhaps your partner has been ill or is on vacation? How could she not adore it??? :)

That's a beautiful cupcake mug rug, Cheesehead. Thanks for showing it to us! I'm sure Rosemary will love it. She may be out of town?

Cheesehead, what an adorable mugrug. I love it and am sure she does too.

It is nice to encourage people to improve their skills. BUT, if you receive something that isn't quite up to your standards, appreciate it anyways and don't complain. Remember it was made from the heart. Just my 2 cents.

YUMMY! This makes me hungry!!

My partner & I will be mailing in a few days. I'll let you know.

I love that mug rug, Cheesehead!! Hopefully you'll hear from your partner soon. It's always nice to hear from them, not necessarily expecting a big thank you, but to know everything reached them safe and sound. But I will say, a nice thanks is also a good thing, too...
Kif

Cheesehead- really cute mug rug! And the extras are nice, too. Lucky Rosemary.....

My Mug Rug is on its way. Will take a while to get there - going over the BIG water.

Cheesehead -- love that mug rug! What's not to love about a cupcake, right? And wonderful embroidery on it! Love those pins, too! What is that in the upper left corner? I can't quite make it out. :)

what's the name of the font, if you know, I love it!

Received 1 of my swaps today from Jan R and sent her a PM. I'll post pics tomorrow, been in the yard all day and I'm just about done in.

Well ladies, I've finished the MRs and have pm my "partners in crime" to let them know I'm mailing today. I'll need to post Jacie's picture for her but won't until she receives it next week :) Pat, you get to do the honors unless you have a glitch in posting. It was fun trying to capture what each partner thought was sweet this time around.

All of the MRs coming in are absolutely sooooooo Sweet. Lots of creativity !!!

I have mailed my partners mug rugs to them, notified our fearless leaders of the same and it feels GREAT!!!! I hope you girls enjoy what I made you. :)

Quilty-Louise, I saw the picture of your precious grandson. He is a real cutie! I sense by some of the posts that things may have gotten complicated for your daughter, I am very grateful to see that all turned out well. You must be ecstatic!

I miss everyone and can't wait to get back into swappin'! The mug rugs that are coming in this month are terrific (as usual!).

Hugs everyone......thinkin' about you all!

Hey Patches! love to hear from you. Hope your garden and ducks are in a row now? Jaba you know better than to spend a day in the garden! omg I feel for you! wondering did you put the veggies in or was it flower planting? or just clean up from winter? You guys that go outside and garden and plant and enjoy the sunshine.. oh how I envy you. My transplant meds don't allow me sunshine. what the heck! I want to go out in the garden and sit and just enjoy the warmth on my skin. sheesh. so all you who can.. sit a minute or two for me out there too. I miss it.

I am receiving right and left notices that packages are being sent. Thank you all so very much. It is such a .. relief for both Ctyankee and I to know things are being sent. What a relief!!!! I love the mug rugs being shared. the teases.. the cupcakes.. thinking lots of you had cupcakes on your minds :) I think those are adorable and would be easy to put out and use. They are too cute for words! now to see the other ideas that come in. I am sure there are more ideas maybe cookies? or candy? or margaritas? lol. never know what one sees as a sweet treat! a chair in a garden? is that sweet to you? it would be to me! so keep sharing photos and keep sending me those wonderful mailed notices. love getting them and am free and avail anytime to receive them!

Just clean up from the winter Brat, the pond and waterfall, then raking out all the leaves in the lilac hedge. Just about done with all of that. Planted potatoes and onions.
As promised here is the cute little birdhouse that JanR sent me. Love it, have them all over in the yard for the birds around here. Jan also sent me flying geese in the form of the needlecase, a beautiful table runner pattern and a notepad. Thanks so much Jan, I love them![ATTACH=CONFIG]517163[/ATTACH]

Oh my gosh, that birdhouse done log cabin style is so adorable! Love the needlecase too! We have some talented members...

Um, I 2nd what Sewbizgirl says!! :thumbup::thumbup:

Kif